Merck: Keytruda gets priority review for kidney cancer

(CercleFinance.com) - Merck said that US health regulators have assigned priority review status for its immuno-therapy drug Keytruda for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.


The FDA's decision is based on findings from a Phase III trial, which demonstrated that Keytruda, in combination with Pfizer's axitinib, significantly improved overall survival and progression-free-survival in the first-line treatment of the disease.

Many patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma face a poor prognosis, with few effective treatment options, Merck said.

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